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i think he struck up a pretty good relationship with george h. w. bush. so the relationship with clinton is prickly and complicated. chris: it is an interesting friendship-rivalry. before we break, the famously close relationship between the bush and bill clinton didn't start out so swimingly. clinton was flummox at al gore keeping him at a distance because of the lewinsky matter. but he couldn't resist spouting off. he held out a texas twang and gave his best bush impression. i'm a governor, my daddy was president. i own a baseball team. but al gore was right in using the lewinsky issue. >> now if he decides he can't help himself and starts campaigning against me, the shadow returns. bill: the shadow. we learned when book visited the white house after the recount of 2000, he asked clinton if that shadow offended him and he gave him a pass. and of course clinton became close to george bush 41 and the family. they consider clinton a brother of another mother. and listen to this. >> is that so ridiculous our odd couple partnership, that barbara began to ref
i think he struck up a pretty good relationship with george h. w. bush. so the relationship with clinton is prickly and complicated. chris: it is an interesting friendship-rivalry. before we break, the famously close relationship between the bush and bill clinton didn't start out so swimingly. clinton was flummox at al gore keeping him at a distance because of the lewinsky matter. but he couldn't resist spouting off. he held out a texas twang and gave his best bush impression. i'm a governor,...
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he covered presidents from herbert hoover to george w. bush. sarah duke spoke to us about his influence and legacy. he began working career in 1929 six months before the great depression. there was a moderate conservative in his start and he was radicalized, not like left left, but it pushed him further toward the center by the great depression and the injustice of world war ii. in 1933 he join the new the scripts howard company newspaper enterprise association which was situated in cleveland, ohio. in 1946 right after the second world war he joined the washington post where he spent the rest of his career and he died about six weeks after his last cartoon appeared in the washington post has last cartoon appeared on august 26th 2001. he died a week shy of his 92nd birthday in october. the library of congress has the her block collection. we have about 14,460 of his editorial cartoons he did give away cartoons to friends. we have the majority of his output. you that see how his career has evolved, his opinions have changed. it gives a sense of h
he covered presidents from herbert hoover to george w. bush. sarah duke spoke to us about his influence and legacy. he began working career in 1929 six months before the great depression. there was a moderate conservative in his start and he was radicalized, not like left left, but it pushed him further toward the center by the great depression and the injustice of world war ii. in 1933 he join the new the scripts howard company newspaper enterprise association which was situated in cleveland,...
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that goes for the records of ronald reagan, george hw bush, george hw book and george w. bush. that's not because of the physical limitations of our universe. it's because policymakers have decided and place more emphasis on commemoration and their version of history than in providing access to the records. roosevelt began the library system because he wanted one simple place to make available his records as materials. he had the world's largest dam collection at the time. he had a world class and he opened his library in the summer of 1941. it is not coincidental that he wanted to build a bombproof area for his papers. that is not what the new presidential library czar. they are interactive displays. they do not benefit from scholarly research because the records are not open and will not be open for decades. the ronald ragan open in 1991 and fewer records are open. it will take decades and decades. why i wrote a book about them is because so much about what i read is either celebratory, like like brochure language or incomplete, or downright inaccurate. i started out wanting
that goes for the records of ronald reagan, george hw bush, george hw book and george w. bush. that's not because of the physical limitations of our universe. it's because policymakers have decided and place more emphasis on commemoration and their version of history than in providing access to the records. roosevelt began the library system because he wanted one simple place to make available his records as materials. he had the world's largest dam collection at the time. he had a world class...
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w. bush and senator trent lott and biographer jon meacham talked about presidential politics. go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. next a discussion on president ronald reagan from the fourth annual san antonio book festiv festival. >> welcome to the san antonio book festival. this panel is called ronald reagan by my fact and fiction. i'm gilbert garcia from the san antonio express news and i'm very excited to be a part of the panel with two brilliant writers who in very different ways in the most recent books look at the legacy of ronald reagan. before we get started, i want to let you know both authors will be signing books in the reference area on the second floor after the session ends, and a portion of the proceeds benefit. this panel will air on c-span2 on april 30. he will devote about the last ten, 15 minutes for questions so if you have questions, we'll do our best to give everybody a chance to ask those. to my far left, h. w. brand holds the chair at the universi
w. bush and senator trent lott and biographer jon meacham talked about presidential politics. go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. next a discussion on president ronald reagan from the fourth annual san antonio book festiv festival. >> welcome to the san antonio book festival. this panel is called ronald reagan by my fact and fiction. i'm gilbert garcia from the san antonio express news and i'm very excited to be a part of the panel with two brilliant writers who in very...
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when the george w. bush library -- for five years no records can't be opened, after five years is up, you can start sending requests in. when that date was coming up for the george w. bush library there was a will the of talk, there were 40-plus wait to go receive requests. that's a pretty healthy number, it would be unprecedented and i didn't quite like the sound on that, i spoke with the person and we went back and forth, i basically got them to give me the name list, 70 million pages of records and 80terabytes of electronic data, something like 2 million emails, one archivist doing what's called a systematic processing. it's looking through a series of records, you get familiar with the records and you can understand who has the clear clearances and relatively you can move systematic system quickly. request is stop what you are doing and go find this. maybe the request is diligent or they are not. well, that's going to take a lot of time and money. those people are going to be delving into records th
when the george w. bush library -- for five years no records can't be opened, after five years is up, you can start sending requests in. when that date was coming up for the george w. bush library there was a will the of talk, there were 40-plus wait to go receive requests. that's a pretty healthy number, it would be unprecedented and i didn't quite like the sound on that, i spoke with the person and we went back and forth, i basically got them to give me the name list, 70 million pages of...
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george w bush did for his eight years you can use this mechanisms. if you don't have that you need another mechanisms. you hope they pass on any feedback to the central intelligence agency unfiltered. times the president writes on the daily briefing and a copy is giving to the agency to look at. that was president carter's style. on his copy he would write in the margin, circle things, ask questions and the copy of that would get back to the agency and figure out what the president needs. >> a solid goal of the agency was -- there were stories of reagan working from the three by five cards and not doing a lot of leading. that is not what you gain from the sources you talked to about reagan's processing of the daily briefing. >> it is said reagan wasn't a leader but we can debate that. reagan's dierary published after his -- diary -- death show comments about the daily briefing. he would remark on things in there. the other way we know is because we have cia historian who went into the vault with the declassified reagan era papers and went through one
george w bush did for his eight years you can use this mechanisms. if you don't have that you need another mechanisms. you hope they pass on any feedback to the central intelligence agency unfiltered. times the president writes on the daily briefing and a copy is giving to the agency to look at. that was president carter's style. on his copy he would write in the margin, circle things, ask questions and the copy of that would get back to the agency and figure out what the president needs....
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threaten irreparable harm to petitioner george w. bush and to the country i cast you no doubt upon what he claims to be the legitimacy of his election i guess denying the guy who actually won the most votes in florida al gore the presidency did not constitute irreparable harm to school and i guess it was important to mention that scalia is son worked for the law firm that was defending george w. bush before the high court just like it was important to mention that clarence thomas' wife worked in the bush transition team and was busy accepting resumes from people who would serve in the bush white house as long as her husband stopped the recount in florida which he did and more than a year after the election a consortium of newspapers including the washington post the new york times and usa today had their own recount in florida manually counting every vote in a process that took almost a year and concluded that al gore did indeed win the presidency in two thousand as the november twelfth two thousand and one article in the new york ti
threaten irreparable harm to petitioner george w. bush and to the country i cast you no doubt upon what he claims to be the legitimacy of his election i guess denying the guy who actually won the most votes in florida al gore the presidency did not constitute irreparable harm to school and i guess it was important to mention that scalia is son worked for the law firm that was defending george w. bush before the high court just like it was important to mention that clarence thomas' wife worked...
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for george h w bush. much more than he had for his son george w. bush. they served in congress together. they were respectful of each other. of his being able to reach out to members of the other party. he had very good republican friends. i mentioned senator dole. he gave them respect. host: good morning. you get the last word. my call is more spiritual than anything. frank, i have an amazing 30-year-old autistic child. campaign, during the i didn't vote for trump, that's not here or there. i remember when he made fun of the journalists that had cerebral palsy. she looked at me. i didn't think she was paying attention. said, mom, that man is a bully. this might seem silly to a lot of people. and i doa child believe the meek will inherit the earth, here is a young woman who noticed a bully. , im the bottom of my heart feel sorry for this gentleman. host: we will get a quick response. children can see through lots of things. perhaps that's what your daughter was understanding. there is honesty and truth in children. 1994 and hiseat in death in 2012. can y
for george h w bush. much more than he had for his son george w. bush. they served in congress together. they were respectful of each other. of his being able to reach out to members of the other party. he had very good republican friends. i mentioned senator dole. he gave them respect. host: good morning. you get the last word. my call is more spiritual than anything. frank, i have an amazing 30-year-old autistic child. campaign, during the i didn't vote for trump, that's not here or there. i...
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. >> you talk about george w. bush, as likable a human being as has ever occupied the office. >> they are both likable individuals. this thing with george herbert walker bush, just for a moment, i remember when things started to go bad. during the time that david duke was running for government in was kind louisiana, it of going badly, but there with bush aterbert walker the compound, having a fine old time, with his boat colon across the water. he seemed to be completely out of touch for that period, completely out of touch with the country, and he was getting whacked by pat buchanan for being out of touch. >> some final thoughts on the modern presidency. george bush has just opened up a presidential library in texas and you can test herself against some of the decisions he made as president. an interesting concept. bill clinton said once, there is no test on qualifications to be president, no school for the presidency. it is all on the job training. but with hindsight and no personal stake in the game, i give me
. >> you talk about george w. bush, as likable a human being as has ever occupied the office. >> they are both likable individuals. this thing with george herbert walker bush, just for a moment, i remember when things started to go bad. during the time that david duke was running for government in was kind louisiana, it of going badly, but there with bush aterbert walker the compound, having a fine old time, with his boat colon across the water. he seemed to be completely out of...
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johnson got it, george w. bush got it. he was very, very shrewd about creeping things through and we believe barack obama got it partially because he had read the research. we have reason to believe he orale spacers that this boat and moved quickly. so imagine there is some feeling in the industry should to put health care off until things had settled down a little bit. the piping for health care, tom daschle had a tax problem. he was suddenly no longer part of the administration team and a lot of people said it's february of your first year. let's put this off. some people never put it off than it ever passes. imagine if they put it off to the point where bill clinton put health care on the congressional hopper. i would be the first month of the second year, january 2010. scott brown wins the special election. health care would never pass. lesson number one, move fast. one of our favorites is large of these. often you lose the case, but what do you do with your loss? example, harry truman was his health care. he fights a
johnson got it, george w. bush got it. he was very, very shrewd about creeping things through and we believe barack obama got it partially because he had read the research. we have reason to believe he orale spacers that this boat and moved quickly. so imagine there is some feeling in the industry should to put health care off until things had settled down a little bit. the piping for health care, tom daschle had a tax problem. he was suddenly no longer part of the administration team and a lot...
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george w. bush was about to leave office. the next president of the united states was either going to be the war hero republican senator who had been shot down over vietnam, taken prisoner and tortured brutally for years. whether or not he had become a clarion voice to ban torture. his whole rise had been kickstarted to the moral, strategic abominations of the war in iraq, war on terror and these disgusting revelations about torture. it was either going to be john mccain or barack obama looking ahead from that late summer of 2008. at the cia, i am sure if one thing they thought they knew for sure was that there were going to be prosecutions for what they had done. you had to believe that between obama and mccain, that accountability was going to come. so in those last couple weeks, they got right with nosenko. they got right with him in the last few weeks of his life. and now, it turns out, 6 1/2 years later, this is as right as we're ever going to get with any of the rest of them. no prosecutions, no named officers, no named
george w. bush was about to leave office. the next president of the united states was either going to be the war hero republican senator who had been shot down over vietnam, taken prisoner and tortured brutally for years. whether or not he had become a clarion voice to ban torture. his whole rise had been kickstarted to the moral, strategic abominations of the war in iraq, war on terror and these disgusting revelations about torture. it was either going to be john mccain or barack obama looking...
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bush went through when president clinton was leaving office in george w. bush asked clinton. he said didn't come you didn't be such a great speaker because it given a horrible speech this evening team 88 democratic convention. and he said, jimmy tips about how to give a good speech? said the president both high incentives are part toccoa. >> ultimately, what struck us is that the rules and rituals cottbus himself, thing that makes the club most real is this notion that the office itself is more important than the individual. who occupy it. we kept hearing this again and again and again, particularly when one administration gives way to another. so in january 2009, president clinton summoned everyone to meet the new guy. and he says at that time to president obama, look, we want you to succeed. and those of us who have been in this office know the office transcends the individual. and i think what michael and i took away from all this research was seeing how these are men at her fiercely ambitious. dave played a growth in our country's history. they all are haunted by how hist
bush went through when president clinton was leaving office in george w. bush asked clinton. he said didn't come you didn't be such a great speaker because it given a horrible speech this evening team 88 democratic convention. and he said, jimmy tips about how to give a good speech? said the president both high incentives are part toccoa. >> ultimately, what struck us is that the rules and rituals cottbus himself, thing that makes the club most real is this notion that the office itself...
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visit ncicap.org] from george washington to george w. bush, every sunday at 8:00 p.m. and mid eastern company future presidency. mid feature the presidency. c-span3. >> as part of our year-long 50 c-span busur the made the long journey to juneau, alaska, capital of the 49th state. on book tv and american history tv, we will future our stops across alaska, showing you the state's natural beauty and we will delve into the unique history and literary culture. next, on "the civil war," author in historian john reeves discussed his book, "the lost indictment of robert e. lee," which recounts the june 1865 indictment against the general lee and other confederate leaders for treason and war crimes. the document went missing for 72 years, and lee and other confederates eventually received amnesty from president andrew johnson, but reeves contendeds -- contends the indictment's disappearance is symbolic of how americans quickly forget the legal and moral case against lee.
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it is george w. bush. his staff tells the whole story. he decided he wanted an expansion of medicare to cover drugs. if you ten seconds late to a meeting when bush called it 1:00 and you came in ten seconds after 1:00, there are very graphic descriptions of what he did to people, and it was not nice. she had read the memos and he was incredibly well organized. he knew what he wanted. the george bush that emerges from these interviews that we did completely surprised us, and to a person including the staff, democratic staff in congress, they said this guy was focused and he knew what he wanted and he got it. nixon, ronald reagan and bush, three very conservative presidents had reached by the standards of the day each one of them who did these massive expansions of medicare or national health insurance. republicans had been surprisingly successful at getting health care. obama broke a string. first successful democrat getting a big major health care program through some since 1965. just one other story that's very important. when harry trum
it is george w. bush. his staff tells the whole story. he decided he wanted an expansion of medicare to cover drugs. if you ten seconds late to a meeting when bush called it 1:00 and you came in ten seconds after 1:00, there are very graphic descriptions of what he did to people, and it was not nice. she had read the memos and he was incredibly well organized. he knew what he wanted. the george bush that emerges from these interviews that we did completely surprised us, and to a person...
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he opposed george w. bush's decision to invade iraq. he worried about his party moving further and further to the political right. he worried about the partisanship he saw on capitol hill. he became more liberal on a variety of social issues, including abortion, homosexual rights, and the equal rights amendment for women. i think it could be argued that if ford was alive today, he would be seen by many , aublican as a rino republican in name only. meanwhile, ford, being pragmatic, wanted to reach across party lines, developed a friendship with another ex-president, a democrat, jimmy carter. two of them criticized israel for standing in the way of the middle east peace process. they joined forces calling for ratification of the north american free trade agreement. they argued against impeaching george clinton and in favor of censoring him. they argued in support of george w. bush continuing the ban on assault weapons, although bush allowed it to expire. at the same time, ford is a still involved in politics, making money. in part, to get
he opposed george w. bush's decision to invade iraq. he worried about his party moving further and further to the political right. he worried about the partisanship he saw on capitol hill. he became more liberal on a variety of social issues, including abortion, homosexual rights, and the equal rights amendment for women. i think it could be argued that if ford was alive today, he would be seen by many , aublican as a rino republican in name only. meanwhile, ford, being pragmatic, wanted to...
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by the way, stay with george w. bush. extraordinary things. we can he was called a nazi, compared to hitler, their touch of this julius caesar but there was a movie called made the assassination of george w. bush. i'm not saying race doesn't play a role but undoubtedly, part of our politics right now is one more element that president obama confronted and in some cases chose not to confront. we had not become a post- racial society and he didn't get everything done he wanted to. >> the american president. [inaudible] there's insights about the nature of the presidency and our country. you would think they were a different party when they had battled through elections in pretty tough ways. i think that's because, especially when you leave office, there are only six people alive who have confronted the issues they have confronted. the issues do not get any better if the other party takes over. of course there still rotten to the core. they understand each other better, they have more of a shared sense of purpose and experience and i think they d
by the way, stay with george w. bush. extraordinary things. we can he was called a nazi, compared to hitler, their touch of this julius caesar but there was a movie called made the assassination of george w. bush. i'm not saying race doesn't play a role but undoubtedly, part of our politics right now is one more element that president obama confronted and in some cases chose not to confront. we had not become a post- racial society and he didn't get everything done he wanted to. >> the...
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i would say the same thing was true of the george w. bush administration. it provided a new lease on life for the national security state after the very brief moment of public skepticism spawned by the church committee and the failures of the vietnam war. the global war on terror brought it back. it brought back the possibilities for the most serious kinds of misconduct. warrantless electronic surveillance, which is a clear violation of the fourth amendment. torture and the torturous legal memos devised, a clear violation of the eighth amendment. the geneva convention. these were the conventions that dick cheney said were quaint. there were various levels of misconduct ranging from harding's encounter with a chambermaid at the palace hotel in san francisco to other more serious matters involving public policy. i want to broaden this to have these other issues. karen: let me talk to you about this quaint. al gonzalez said this. one of the things i would like to hear you, and then i will turn to eric, think about is are we living in a different paradigm? i kn
i would say the same thing was true of the george w. bush administration. it provided a new lease on life for the national security state after the very brief moment of public skepticism spawned by the church committee and the failures of the vietnam war. the global war on terror brought it back. it brought back the possibilities for the most serious kinds of misconduct. warrantless electronic surveillance, which is a clear violation of the fourth amendment. torture and the torturous legal...
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this is from 2004, the george w. bush campaign. it's called wind surfer. >> in which direction would john kerry lead? kerry voted for the iraq war. 0 posed it. supported it and now opposes it again. he bragged about voting for the $87 billion to support our troops before he voted against it. he voted for education reform and now opposes it. he claims he's against increasing medicare premiums but voted five times to do so. john kerry. whichever way the wind blows. >> so, terra, what do you think? >> i think it is really effective. he's flip-flopping and the republicans tend to do that a lot and it certainly worked. >> absolutely. very effective. but what makes it very effective was not just kind of safing that someone is a flip-flopper and has been inconsistent, but the visual imagery of the wind surfing with kerry, you know, those were actual images of him out in the bay doing that, often times, if you can combine a message with visual imagery that reinforces it, that makes for a very powerful combination. the thing that's really u
this is from 2004, the george w. bush campaign. it's called wind surfer. >> in which direction would john kerry lead? kerry voted for the iraq war. 0 posed it. supported it and now opposes it again. he bragged about voting for the $87 billion to support our troops before he voted against it. he voted for education reform and now opposes it. he claims he's against increasing medicare premiums but voted five times to do so. john kerry. whichever way the wind blows. >> so, terra, what...
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i think we might be joined in progress for speechwriter for george w. bush as well. we will get to the proverbial man of the moment and our thoughts about him eventually because all conversations turn back to him these days but let's talk about the moment first. which is the age of social media and what it's like for a president and those assisting him to communicate in the age of social media. i want to start with aram and go chronologically down the line. in the case of aram and the earlier presidents, ask what would, how would your boss of handle social media? as we get down to the person who actually can answer the question with real experience, i also want come would like the panel to talk about is it a good thing for presidents to be able to engage on social media and really engage the public in the very sort of directly? >> it's a good thing for presidents to know how to drive but some of them are more reckless and others probably. [laughing] politicians, politics is a lagging indicator because by the time they're in public officer often they've already formed
i think we might be joined in progress for speechwriter for george w. bush as well. we will get to the proverbial man of the moment and our thoughts about him eventually because all conversations turn back to him these days but let's talk about the moment first. which is the age of social media and what it's like for a president and those assisting him to communicate in the age of social media. i want to start with aram and go chronologically down the line. in the case of aram and the earlier...
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the book ends with george h. w. bush as a president in the white house and with the golf war. >> fascinating story. one of the things you pointed out is in terms of searching for the american dream they arrived in texas in the 48 and they are the perfect time because there's been a discovery that was a promise that we made the right decision we were going to make it. >> with venice that's the story in motion is when that appears to no longer be the case. it's a car driven economy. there was this sense that we had have reached our geological peak of production. when you are dealing with oil in this country you can't escape politics and he learned that relatively quickly. the supreme court made an important ruling that would help trigger george bush's interest in getting involved politically in the production and distribution. >> of the supreme court ruled the government has done right and the ability to control the natural gas prices. they often come out of the same well in the ground but are seen as interchangeable
the book ends with george h. w. bush as a president in the white house and with the golf war. >> fascinating story. one of the things you pointed out is in terms of searching for the american dream they arrived in texas in the 48 and they are the perfect time because there's been a discovery that was a promise that we made the right decision we were going to make it. >> with venice that's the story in motion is when that appears to no longer be the case. it's a car driven economy....
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then in the george w. bush they el elevated that to the deputy assistian so this helps to sbel grate at staff level. it doesn't fully solve the problem but it's a useful step, and as ivo pointed out, mike pro man played the role strongly in the first obama administration. >> can i chime in. that is important issue raised. especially in an era ge yoe around the world china, others are using economics for geopolitical purposes. most secretaries of the treasury are not enthusiastic about involving their agency in the process. therefore don't come to those meetings unless their colleagues become interested in treasury issues. my experience was it was heard to get the secretary of the treasury over to the white house for issues for the reason i said. >> just to am fly what bob said, it is the question whether she show up. and at certain moment the invitation -- there's a lot of meetings they don't think their expertise is important so it gets downgraded to who shows up and ultimately nobody shows up. >> the dep
then in the george w. bush they el elevated that to the deputy assistian so this helps to sbel grate at staff level. it doesn't fully solve the problem but it's a useful step, and as ivo pointed out, mike pro man played the role strongly in the first obama administration. >> can i chime in. that is important issue raised. especially in an era ge yoe around the world china, others are using economics for geopolitical purposes. most secretaries of the treasury are not enthusiastic about...
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we asked george h w bush if he would come over. he was friends with the family there, he agreed to come over. i was at a table at this fundraiser and there was this nerdy kind of blonde young man next to me. he said i understand you were a speechwriter for president ford. yes, i was. why don't you evaluate this for the table. we won't tell anybody. all right. george bush got up and gave the speech, and then the dirty little kid what do you think of this? i said the man is obviously sincere, authentic but needs organization, stylistic devices he could use. he looked at me and said my name is karl rove and i work with him. oh my gosh, i'm sorry. no, no, no, how would you like to have a talk with him? we heard from gerald ford that you are a good writer and he would like to talk with you. that is how i got on with him. >> let's talk about working with president bush. >> george h w bush was my favorite client of all time. after that happened, i had to clear with some of his other friends, jennifer fitzgerald. that i was flown to housto
we asked george h w bush if he would come over. he was friends with the family there, he agreed to come over. i was at a table at this fundraiser and there was this nerdy kind of blonde young man next to me. he said i understand you were a speechwriter for president ford. yes, i was. why don't you evaluate this for the table. we won't tell anybody. all right. george bush got up and gave the speech, and then the dirty little kid what do you think of this? i said the man is obviously sincere,...
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following that was george w. bush. george w. bush did with his father had done, take take a briefing every day with an intelligence but he took up two notches. one, he decided from the beginning he was going to have a briefer not only brief him in washington but wherever he was in the world. he had his cia briefer travel with him on domestic and foreign trips. number two he decided to supplement the process. he added deep docs. he brought in analyst, the world-class experts from the cia and other intelligent agencies agencies as well to talk with him in depth about the crises of the day. in the first 18 months after they did this he had over 200 analyst come in to talk with him , in some cases up to an hour, in depth depth about one particular country or one particular issue. : that brings us to our current president, barack obama. it has been personalized for every president. that was made obvious when he was reading his daily brief on an ipad. the presents daily brief is now electronic on-screen and not on paper. it's now pres
following that was george w. bush. george w. bush did with his father had done, take take a briefing every day with an intelligence but he took up two notches. one, he decided from the beginning he was going to have a briefer not only brief him in washington but wherever he was in the world. he had his cia briefer travel with him on domestic and foreign trips. number two he decided to supplement the process. he added deep docs. he brought in analyst, the world-class experts from the cia and...
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in family photos at the capital, the eldest son, 21-year-old george w. bush. at yale he felt out of step with the liberal atmosphere of the 1960s. he graduated in 1968. that same year richard nixon was running for president. he sought out congressman george bush to help with the campaign, even briefly considered him as a running mate. two years later bush took aim at the senate with nixon campaigning for him. >> we've got to think of what man is best for america and george bush in my opinion is the best man for america. >> as it turned out, nixon's support in that 1970 race was not enough. >> i have only one regret and that is that i lost. >> george bush was out of a job but not for long. >> the fact that one door has been closed for him opens another door. >>> coming up, rising through the ranks to claim the ultimate prize. >> the office of the president of the united states. place, the xfinity xfi gateway. and it's strengthened by xfi pods, which plug in to extend the wifi even farther, past anything that stands in its way. ...well almost anything. leave no
in family photos at the capital, the eldest son, 21-year-old george w. bush. at yale he felt out of step with the liberal atmosphere of the 1960s. he graduated in 1968. that same year richard nixon was running for president. he sought out congressman george bush to help with the campaign, even briefly considered him as a running mate. two years later bush took aim at the senate with nixon campaigning for him. >> we've got to think of what man is best for america and george bush in my...
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george herbert walker bush, george w. bush, john kerry all members of that secret society. i think what is interesting about bush's image in the public is, here is a person from such an elite background, such who, basically growing up in texas, develops a kind of style that makes him able to relate to people that you would normally think individuals born to that class could not be able to do that. that is part of his background. we know of course he makes an early run for congress, he loses that first election. he goes to work on his father's campaign. he goes to business, part owner of the texas rangers and things like that. but when you think about texas politics, he pulls off a stunning upset to start his victories in texas, then to the white house. >> to put that stunning upset in context, but for bill clinton defeating george bush the elder in 1992, almost certainly the case that george w would not have had a clear pathway to high level elected politics. that it would've been difficult and unusual for the son of a sitting president to run for governor of texas in 1994.
george herbert walker bush, george w. bush, john kerry all members of that secret society. i think what is interesting about bush's image in the public is, here is a person from such an elite background, such who, basically growing up in texas, develops a kind of style that makes him able to relate to people that you would normally think individuals born to that class could not be able to do that. that is part of his background. we know of course he makes an early run for congress, he loses...
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this is the administration of george w bush we'll cover later in the semester about the way that that administration what they did, but also how they talked about what they did. there was a kind of growing sense that the public been lied to a growing sense that we weren't really getting the full story about the kinds of trade offs involved in governance. and it wasn't a lot of humility and in that rhetoric. and that was really appealed to me as a grad student reading carter's speeches are really struck me so i don't have living of this administration. but i was reading all of these speeches and thinking, well, carter speaks, he talks about tradeoffs. he says, look, you know, here is here are sacrifices we're going to have to make here's what we're here's what will work here. here's may not work. speaking about own election to office, he talked a lot about keeping campaign promises, but he also kind of had this this comment once in back and forth of the media where he says, you know, i didn't win by that much. it was very close election and just kind of had approached that with a sense
this is the administration of george w bush we'll cover later in the semester about the way that that administration what they did, but also how they talked about what they did. there was a kind of growing sense that the public been lied to a growing sense that we weren't really getting the full story about the kinds of trade offs involved in governance. and it wasn't a lot of humility and in that rhetoric. and that was really appealed to me as a grad student reading carter's speeches are...
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in family photos at the capital, the eldest son, 21-year-old george w. bush. at yale he felt out of step with the liberal atmosphere of the 1960s. he graduated in 1968. that same year richard nixon was running for president. he sought out congressman george bush to help with the campaign, even briefly considered him as a running mate. two years later bush took aim at the senate with nixon campaigning for him. >> we've got to think of what man is best for america and george bush in my opinion is the best man for america. >> as it turned out, nixon's support in that 1970 race was not enough. >> i have only one regret and that is that i lost. >> george bush was out of a job but not for long. >> the fact that one door has been closed for him opens another door. >>> coming up, rising through the ranks to claim the ultimate prize. >> the office of the president of the united states. your insurance company won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says "you picked the wrong insurance plan." no, i picked the wrong insurance company. with liberty mu
in family photos at the capital, the eldest son, 21-year-old george w. bush. at yale he felt out of step with the liberal atmosphere of the 1960s. he graduated in 1968. that same year richard nixon was running for president. he sought out congressman george bush to help with the campaign, even briefly considered him as a running mate. two years later bush took aim at the senate with nixon campaigning for him. >> we've got to think of what man is best for america and george bush in my...
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bush visited clinton when clinton was leaving office, and george w. bush asked clinton, you didn't used to be such a great speaker because clinton gave a horrible speech in the 1998 democratic convention. he said, do you have any tips about how to give a good speech? the president's club functions on levels both high, you know, and sometimes just very practical. >> but ultimately, i think, what struck us is the ultimate of all the rules and rituals, what makes the club reality, is the notion that the officer itself is more important than the individuals, and who occupy it and we kept hearing this again and again and again, particularly when one administration gives way to another, and so in january, 2009, president bush summoned the entire club membership to the white house to meet the new guy, and he says at that time to president obama, look, we all want you to succeed. those of us who have been in the office know, the office transcends the individual, and i think what michael and i took away from all of this research was seeing how these are men th
bush visited clinton when clinton was leaving office, and george w. bush asked clinton, you didn't used to be such a great speaker because clinton gave a horrible speech in the 1998 democratic convention. he said, do you have any tips about how to give a good speech? the president's club functions on levels both high, you know, and sometimes just very practical. >> but ultimately, i think, what struck us is the ultimate of all the rules and rituals, what makes the club reality, is the...
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they sure held against george w bush when he raised taxes. then you get the second president bush and the tea party really began without the name in the reaction that began to take hold at the end of w's administration as it was seen as failing and conservatives didn't really want to define it as a failure of conservatism. never mind that most of that spending was in baghdad and not in buffalo or biloxi. much of their constituency is over 65 and they criticized him for no child left behind behind and for being open on immigration. he generally was open on immigration. he tried to pass immigration reform. at the end of each of these presidencies they said what did we do all that work for. we still haven't changed the way these politicians say they are going to change things. we should not be the least surprised that the whole thing is blown up in 2016. >> this is the key point. they have this notion of greed and the trial an elected official and now we come to a critical point in the book and the impeachment of bill clinton which you describe
they sure held against george w bush when he raised taxes. then you get the second president bush and the tea party really began without the name in the reaction that began to take hold at the end of w's administration as it was seen as failing and conservatives didn't really want to define it as a failure of conservatism. never mind that most of that spending was in baghdad and not in buffalo or biloxi. much of their constituency is over 65 and they criticized him for no child left behind...
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george w. bush as president talked about lincoln quite a bit. i did four books on george w. bush's wars in afghanistan and iraq and in one interview in the oval office with bush we're getting at what he's trying -- he's trying to explain what his plan was after 9/11 and he said the following, "i'm a product of the vietnam era. i remember presidents trying to wage wars that were very unpopular and the nation split." he then, sitting there, and he points to a portrait of abraham lincoln that hung in the oval office and he said "he's on the wall because the job of the president is to unite the nation. that's the job of the president." president obama on lincoln a month after obama's inaugural he just said, he said "lincoln made my own story possible." and that's exactly true. and i remember interviewing president obama about the afghan war for a book i did called "obamas wars" in 2010 about the decisions obama made and in a case like that this you're not -- i'd sent him a 15-page memo saying this is what i'd like to ask about, obama because -- every president now lives in an en
george w. bush as president talked about lincoln quite a bit. i did four books on george w. bush's wars in afghanistan and iraq and in one interview in the oval office with bush we're getting at what he's trying -- he's trying to explain what his plan was after 9/11 and he said the following, "i'm a product of the vietnam era. i remember presidents trying to wage wars that were very unpopular and the nation split." he then, sitting there, and he points to a portrait of abraham lincoln...
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but you come to george w bush and come to the seen of betrayal. the expansion of medicare under the prescription part d. you get the trump people who are disc discontented with his national security and weapons of mas destruction issue. this theme of the face of the party, the grassroots feeling like we are not getting our mon money's worth from conservatives emerges again. why? >> bush and caldwell were interesting figures. they understand clinton cornered the republican party and understood a party that doesn't look compassionate snut going to win so compassionate conservatives were born. senator dan coats who later become a speech writer for bush, bush nearly grasped that idea. if clinton had a way, tay they created another way. bush and rove were proud they turned the education into an easy way that helped bush and helped the democrats on the issue. after the election when bush failed to win the poplar vote, rove, when thought he would win the election clean, without the fight over florida, and by winning the poplar vote went back to the polli
but you come to george w bush and come to the seen of betrayal. the expansion of medicare under the prescription part d. you get the trump people who are disc discontented with his national security and weapons of mas destruction issue. this theme of the face of the party, the grassroots feeling like we are not getting our mon money's worth from conservatives emerges again. why? >> bush and caldwell were interesting figures. they understand clinton cornered the republican party and...
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you see george w bush and bill clinton becoming close. they're consciously becoming close they're making a larger statement to the public but jefferson with expansion and books on the on the louisiana purchase. jefferson as a writer in botanist, you know, jefferson's being a slave owner and his they and ann washington now reading about that realizing that there needs to be more emphasis to look at slave owning presidents. and what does that mean? you know, it's a very fertile field presidential history. right on the 20th century. i've never written a book on a president and in fact, brian and our talk sometimes people will say to me boy you do a lot of different topics doug you jump around. it's like really i mean, yes hunter thompson lived with jimmy carter's house. i mean, i'm writing the same era the of things. i'm not writing about founding fathers. i've been really writing about america in the 20th century, but more specifically america since world war two but something like david mccalla will do truman and john. or john michiel murr
you see george w bush and bill clinton becoming close. they're consciously becoming close they're making a larger statement to the public but jefferson with expansion and books on the on the louisiana purchase. jefferson as a writer in botanist, you know, jefferson's being a slave owner and his they and ann washington now reading about that realizing that there needs to be more emphasis to look at slave owning presidents. and what does that mean? you know, it's a very fertile field presidential...
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chris: and another time when tv images hurt was george w. bush. he thought he had a great story to tell on television when he strode to the microphonesn front of that mission accomplished banner. >> major compat operations in iraq have end -- combat operations in iraq have ended. and the battle of iraq, the united states and our allies have prevailed. chris: a bit premature. >> what you didn't show is when he landed on the u.s.f. abraham lincoln. he wore a flight suit and changed into a business suit to speak to those onboard and the american public on that microphone. it's been reported that the speech was scrubbed and that they took the phrase "mission accomplished" out of the speech. so they fixed the speech. but it remained there on that big banner behind them. and it was obviously a premature declaration of victory. >> the white house tried to blame on the navy at first. >> exactly. chris: the director, they took a picture of that banner and caught that part of the story. >> but it worked initially. at the time, it was -- everyone, including
chris: and another time when tv images hurt was george w. bush. he thought he had a great story to tell on television when he strode to the microphonesn front of that mission accomplished banner. >> major compat operations in iraq have end -- combat operations in iraq have ended. and the battle of iraq, the united states and our allies have prevailed. chris: a bit premature. >> what you didn't show is when he landed on the u.s.f. abraham lincoln. he wore a flight suit and changed...
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after george w. bush left office. it's sort of how the club has its protocols and traditions. he disappeared and said the current president deserves my silence, which is a very classy thing to do. obviously, his vice president didn't take that approach. [laughter] but when he finally broke cover about three weeks ago and made some very gently constructive criticism of obama's tax and energy policy, after a sentence or two he said, but i don't believe our president, our country should criticize our president. so the public role of presidents supporting the current ones continues. this is just a great picture. [laughter] >> so this is an amazing moment, another amazing pairing. we argue about whether eisenhower counts as a texan, but two men who had worked closely together while eisenhower was president and johnson was majority leader. the night of kennedy's assassination johnson is on the phone to eisenhower, and he says, you know, i've needed you for a long time, i need you more than ever now. the next morning eisenhower drives from gettysburg to the white house. he sees kenne
after george w. bush left office. it's sort of how the club has its protocols and traditions. he disappeared and said the current president deserves my silence, which is a very classy thing to do. obviously, his vice president didn't take that approach. [laughter] but when he finally broke cover about three weeks ago and made some very gently constructive criticism of obama's tax and energy policy, after a sentence or two he said, but i don't believe our president, our country should criticize...